PETER SOURIS Director of Public Relations Hockey East Association PRESS 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 RELEASE Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166
[email protected] For Immediate Release: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 25TH ANNIVERSARY COMPOSITE SCHEDULE WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association and commissioner Joe Bertagna announced the 2008-2009 league men’s composite schedule on Thursday afternoon, which features a 27-game league schedule for each of the 10 member schools in addition to several marquee out of conference matchups throughout the season. The 08-09 Hockey East season opens with three exhibition games on Saturday, October 4. St. Francis Xavier will visit New Hampshire at the Whittemore Center, while Massachusetts will host New Brunswick and Merrimack will entertain McGill University at Lawler Arena. The conference officially kicks off regular-season play with several intriguing match ups the following weekend, including the 12th annual Ice Breaker Tournament hosted by Boston University and Agganis Arena on Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11. On Friday, UMass will play Michigan State at 4:30 p.m., while the Terriers and North Dakota will take the ice at 7:30 p.m. The 2008 National Champion Boston College Eagles will also begin defense of their title on Friday with a home game against Wisconsin at Conte Forum (7 p.m.). Northeastern will travel cross country to participate in the Kendall Hockey Classic at Anchorage, Alaska on Friday and Saturday night. On Saturday night, the Wildcats will host Wisconsin in Durham, while UMass-Lowell will kick off its season at Colgate.